IPOH: There will be no changes to the seating arrangements in the Perak state legislative assembly following the recent political developments involving several Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia assemblymen.
Perak Speaker Datuk Seri Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid said no application had been received to change the seating arrangements as of Tuesday (Sept 1).
“As of today, there has been no application to change the seating arrangements or seating areas,” he said at a press conference on Tuesday to announce the state assembly sitting next week.
Mohammad Zahir was responding to a question on whether there would be any changes to the Opposition seating following the recent political developments.
In June, four months after being sacked by Bersatu, Sungai Manik assemblyman Datuk Zainol Fadzi Paharudin announced his entry into Parti Wawasan Negara (Wawasan).
Zainol was among 17 party members expelled for alleged sabotage of the party.
When contacted Zainol Fadzi said he was appointed as the Perak Wawasan coordinator, while the other four assemblymen, some suspended by Bersatu, and some who have resigned from their respective Bersatu division level positions, and now support Wawasan.
However, he stopped short of mentioning the names of the four.
Mohammad Zahir also said Zainol Fadzi would remain the Opposition chief whip.
“I checked with the Opposition, and they confirmed that he will remain as the chief whip,” he said.
On the state assembly sitting, he said it would be held from Sept 8 to 10, lasting three days.
He said Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad would also table a motion to elect senators at the sitting.
“The two candidates are Perak PKR chairman Mohamad Hairul Amir Sabri, to represent Pakatan Harapan, and Perak PAS Dewan Ulama chairman Ibrahim Zakaria,” he said.
